reflection — Diccionario de inglés

Sustantivo

1. The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.

   Uso

   • contable
   • no contable

2. The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).

   Uso

   • contable
   • no contable

3. Something, such as an image, that is reflected.

   Uso

   • contable
   • no contable

   Ejemplos

   The dog barked at his own reflection in the mirror.

   A body of black that carried no reflection.

4. Careful thought or consideration.

   Uso

   • contable
   • no contable

   Ejemplos

   After careful reflection, I have decided not to vote for that proposition.

   Más ejemplos (1)

   But Richmond, his grandfather's darling, after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections.

5. A representative manifestation or outcome of a condition, trend or trait.

   Uso

   • contable
   • no contable

   Ejemplos

   Our recent results are a reflection of the progress we've made as a team.

   Zuckerberg said last month that the name change was a reflection of how much Facebook had evolved.

6. A representative manifestation or outcome of a condition, trend or trait. Used to make an implied criticism.

   Uso

   • contable
   • no contable
   • followed by on

   Ejemplos

   It is a reflection on his character that he never came back to see them.

7. The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.

   Uso

   • contable
   • no contable

   Ejemplos

   DynamicMBeanFacade uses Java's reflection API to introspect the managed resource and discover data type information for attributes.

8. The folding of a part; a fold.

   Uso

   • contable
   • no contable

Sustantivo

1. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

   Sinónimos

   contemplationreflexionruminationmusingthoughtfulness

   Términos más generales

   consideration

2. the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface

   Sinónimos

   reflexion

   Términos más generales

   physical phenomenon

3. expression without words

   Sinónimos

   expressionmanifestationreflexion

   Términos más generales

   demonstrationdemo

   Ejemplos

   tears are an expression of grief

   the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition

4. a likeness in which left and right are reversed

   Sinónimos

   mirror imagereflexion

   Términos más generales

   likenessalikenesssimilitude

5. the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)

   Sinónimos

   reflexion

   Términos más generales

   pictureimageiconikon

   Ejemplos

   he studied his reflection in the mirror

6. (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed

   Términos más generales

   transformation

7. a remark expressing careful consideration

   Sinónimos

   observationreflexion

   Términos más generales

   remarkcommentinput

8. the ability to reflect beams or rays

   Sinónimos

   reflexionreflectivity

   Términos más generales

   physical property